# Protocol Overview Convergence is an agnostic [Convex](https://www.convexfinance.com/)-like layer that will be deployed on top of various DeFi protocols, starting with [Stake DAO](https://stakedao.org/), and [Convex Finance](https://www.convexfinance.com/). To accumulate governance rights over these protocols while optimizing their underlying yield, Convergence mixes various mechanisms (*gauges*, *staked assets tokenization,* and *bonding*) from 3 different protocols: [Curve](https://classic.curve.fi/), Convex, and [OlympusDAO](https://www.olympusdao.finance/). As Convergence's purpose is to act as a *governance black hole* as well as a *liquidity-providing incentivizer*, the aggregation strategy will be focused on *liquidity protocols* first. {% hint style="info" %} [Curve](https://curve.fi/whitepaper), [Convex](https://docs.convexfinance.com/convexfinance/), [OlympusDAO](https://docs.olympusdao.finance/main/basics/readme), and [Stake DAO](https://stakedao.gitbook.io/stakedaohq/)'s whitepapers {% endhint %} A governance token (**`CVG`**) is implemented to ensure the functioning of the protocol. Moreover, yields generated by Convergence, either by internal or external growth, are redistributed to stakeholders (governance participants) as dividends, thanks to a novel revenue distribution mechanism (called the *Govearn* mechanism). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cvg.finance/general-information/protocol-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.